CARDIAC LITHOMYXOMA

Among 102 consecutive cardiac myxomas, 10 (10%) showed heavy calcifica tion both on gross inspection and on x-ray examination. Mineralization was partial in 6 patients (mean age 56.8 years) and massive stonelike in 4 (mean age 70 years); relevant histologic findings in patients wi th partial calcification were Gamma Gandy bodies in 5, cartilaginous a nd bone metaplasia in 2, and aspecific calcium deposits in 1. All were incidental findings either at autopsy or during clinical investigatio n.